揚羽蝶

Japanese

Kanji in this term
揚 羽 蝶
あ(げ)
Grade: S
は
Grade: 2
ちょう
Jinmeiyō
kun’yomi kan’on
Alternative spellings
アゲハチョウ
鳳蝶
揚羽蝶, a swallowtail butterfly

Etymology

揚羽 (ageha, “raising feather”) +‎ 蝶 (chō, “butterfly”)

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) あげはちょー [àgéháchóó] (Heiban – [0])
  • (Tokyo) あげは​ちょー [àgéháꜜchòò] (Nakadaka – [3])
  • IPA(key): [a̠ɡe̞ha̠t͡ɕo̞ː]

Noun

揚(あげ)羽(は)蝶(ちょう) or 揚羽蝶(アゲハチョウ) • (agehachō) ←あげはてふ (agefatefu) or アゲハテフ (agefatefu)?

  1. a swallowtail (butterfly)
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